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Enrollment
444
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD COMM H S DIST 225·NCES 172618001816
Fairfield Comm High School
300 W King St, Fairfield, IL 62837 · (618) 847-9403 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
170 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 29% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairfield Comm High School
Fairfield Comm High School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Comm High School this school | 444 | 38.3% | 31.8% |
| Farmington Central High School Farmington | 383 | 38.1% | 29.9% |
| Newton Comm High School Newton | 412 | 40.0% | 41.6% |
| Hillsboro High School Hillsboro | 419 | 35.3% | 37.9% |
| United Jr./Sr. High School Monmouth | 445 | 39.1% | 42.7% |
| Marshall High School Marshall | 350 | 36.0% | 41.4% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairfield Comm High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #329 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #351 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #343 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #456 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #425 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #136 of 191 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
444
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 444 | 29.1 | 15.3:1 | 38% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 29.2 | 15.5:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 28.7 | 15.6:1 | 48% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 33% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 36 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Comm High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (426 to 444); teachers up 21% (24 to 29.1).
About Fairfield Comm High School
Fairfield Comm High School is a small high school located in Fairfield, Illinois. The school counts 444 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
The local education agency for Fairfield Comm High School is Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225.
Federal enrollment data show Fairfield Comm High School is 93% White. It is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Wayne County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Fairfield Comm High School, 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.3:1. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 15.3:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 46%.
allk12 grades Fairfield Comm High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Fairfield Comm High School posts 31.8% against a 49.4% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Illinois.
Within Wayne County, the median household income is $55,521, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Fairfield Comm High School, Wayne County has 11 other public schools.
Center Street Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Fairfield Comm High School. On state test proficiency, Fairfield Comm High School ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Fairfield Comm High School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment rise, from 429 in 2020-21 to 444 in 2024-25.
The Fairfield Comm High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,973
Census ACS
Median income
$55,521
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield
- North Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Center Street Elementary SchoolMiddle · 296 students
- New Hope Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Jasper Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Center Street Elementary School0.2 mi · 296
- North Side Elementary School0.9 mi · 321
- Jasper Elementary School2.7 mi · 170
- New Hope Elementary School4.0 mi · 204
- Geff Elementary School5.1 mi · 100
- Cisne Middle School10.3 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield Comm High SchoolHow many students attend Fairfield Comm High School?
Fairfield Comm High School enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fairfield Comm High School serve?
Fairfield Comm High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairfield Comm High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairfield Comm High School is approximately 15.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairfield Comm High School?
At Fairfield Comm High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Fairfield Comm High School public or private?
Fairfield Comm High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.